through the collaboration of British Sailor Society,
Mission to Seafarers and Apostleship of
on MV Aotea 4th October 2016 -
first Mega ship in NZ
approximately 171,000 passengers and about
60,000 crew members, visited Wellington.
AoS Tauranga is run by 15 active volunteers and
provides free internet, telephones, foreign money
exchange etc.
1,500 ships visiting each year the Port of Tauranga
is the busiest port in New Zealand.
Tauranga provides assistance in most world languages,
including Hindi, Mandarin, Tagalog and Russian.
AoS NZ, receiving Honorary Membership Certificate
from Fr Jeff Drane sm, the new National Director.
from left, in the Napier Seafarers' Centre.
Stella Maris NZ
Stella Maris NZ (SMNZ) also known as Apostleship of the Sea, promotes the spiritual welfare of Catholic seafarers and the social welfare of all seafarers irrespective of nationality or belief.
Membership of the SMNZ is open to all Catholics who offer practical and spiritual assistance to seafarers visiting New Zealand ports.
Stella Maris NZ
Seafarers transport more than 95% of the food and goods the world uses every day, and yet these 1.3 million hardworking men and women are often forgotten. SMNZ, …
NZ Ports
SMNZ has an active presence in Auckland Tauranga Napier Wellington Lyttleton In each of these ports SMNZ works in ecumenical collaboration with The …
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Volunteering for the SMNZ in essence means service to assist, either directly or by referral, meeting the needs of seafarers, fishers, port workers and cruise crew and passengers. Training is …
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